JamBase — By: Jim Welte Chris Darrow by Steve Cahill Ben Harper first started playing guitar when he was 18, spending countless hours toiling away at the Folk Music Center, the music shop owned by his grandparents in his hometown of Claremont, California. ... more info

Guardian Music — Do you know your grindcore from your hair metal? What is shredding - and can it be dangerous? And how many types of doom are there? Tim Jonze has all the answersFor those fond of middle-aged men in short trousers belting out double entendres, there i... more info

Guardian Music — Feast your ears on some delta blues from Mogwai, Arab music from Radiohead, camp pop from Perez Hilton and, er, safe-sex anthems from StereophonicsThanks to Spotify, sharing a playlist is now so easy even a pop star can do it. A quick glance across t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Former Television (current Rocket from the Tombs and frequent Matthew Sweet) guitarist Richard Lloyd and his band The Sufimonkeys will be touring this month [April] and next - dates below. The Sufimonkeys features Television drummer Billy Ficca and b... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — An America-Chinese composer offers an exotic melding of Javanese and classical Indian music – with a few hidden licks from Jimi Hendrix! more info

JamBase — WE LIGHT A CANDLE TO AN UNDER-SUNG MODERN GUITAR COWBOY Tomorrow is Mike McCready's 43rd birthday, and we're damn glad he's around. The Pearl Jam guitarist is a modern descendent of Hendrix, immersed in feel emboldened by technical flash with a das... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — RENTON, Wash. -- The tiny, 900-square-foot house where Jimi Hendrix lived from ages 10 to 13 and first showed his love for music, was demolished last week. more info

MTV.com News — Rapper can't imagine hitting the stage without late DJ Jam Master Jay.By Jayson Rodriguez Run-DMC in the early 1980s Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Run-DMC are set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend... more info

All About Jazz — Recording features 14 tracks, including cover of Dylan song Tears of Rage. A home recording by Jimi Hendrix, which its owners said showed the 1960s rock icons softer side, will be auctioned next month and is expected to fetch between $70,000 and $... more info

NME — Preservationists fail to save legendary guitarist's Seattle house more info